The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure read more

There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure removed.

There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.

There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.

Mind your P's and Q's.

Mind your P's and Q's.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.